Jorane
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Jorane is a French-Canadian singer/cellist
, who is notable for her alternative music style on a typically classical instrument as well as her ability to sing while playing cello at the same time.
Jorane's style on the cello has been compared to Tori Amos
on the piano. She has worked with Sarah McLachlan
among other well-known artists. In 2004, the press also reported that Jorane would appear on a Halloween
special of the television series ZeD
to perform a "witchy acid cello".
She has released five full-length albums. Her most recent album is Dix (2008) and her first mostly in the English language is The You And The Now (2005). She is now working on a web project named "Canvas or Canvass?".
Jorane performed a completely improvised piece inspired by the images she was presented with on a large screen, in Montréal on July 7, 2007 as part of "Montréal Terre", a sister concert of the Live Earth concerts.
Jorane gave birth to a baby boy on 22 October 2006.
Cello
The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
, who is notable for her alternative music style on a typically classical instrument as well as her ability to sing while playing cello at the same time.
Jorane's style on the cello has been compared to Tori Amos
Tori Amos
Tori Amos is an American pianist, singer-songwriter and composer. She was at the forefront of a number of female singer-songwriters in the early 1990s and was noteworthy early in her career as one of the few alternative rock performers to use a piano as her primary instrument...
on the piano. She has worked with Sarah McLachlan
Sarah McLachlan
Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. Known for her emotional ballads and mezzo-soprano vocal range, as of 2006, she has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. McLachlan's best-selling album to date is Surfacing, for which she won two Grammy Awards and four...
among other well-known artists. In 2004, the press also reported that Jorane would appear on a Halloween
Halloween
Hallowe'en , also known as Halloween or All Hallows' Eve, is a yearly holiday observed around the world on October 31, the night before All Saints' Day...
special of the television series ZeD
ZeD
ZeD is a Canadian variety television program and website. The series premiered on CBC Television in March 2002 and ran to 2006. Hosted primarily by Sharon Lewis and Ziya Tong, ZeD publicized creative works from Canada and other countries, including a substantial portion of material created by...
to perform a "witchy acid cello".
She has released five full-length albums. Her most recent album is Dix (2008) and her first mostly in the English language is The You And The Now (2005). She is now working on a web project named "Canvas or Canvass?".
Jorane performed a completely improvised piece inspired by the images she was presented with on a large screen, in Montréal on July 7, 2007 as part of "Montréal Terre", a sister concert of the Live Earth concerts.
Jorane gave birth to a baby boy on 22 October 2006.
Discography
- Vent Fou (1999)
- 16mm (2000)
- Live au Spectrum (2002)
- Evapore (2003)
- The You and the Now (2004)
- Canvas or Canvass (internet project) (2007)
- Vers à soi (2007)
- Dix (2008)
- Une sorcière comme les autres (2011)